Allen,
Knowing how I am and how I am perceived (good and bad, right or wrong) helps me be effective in the classroom. I think facing what may be areas I'm aware may need improvement helps me work on them, and the classroom is almost like a lab for improvement of weaker areas. Of course, stronger traits only come naturally. But even so, the life of a teacher is ever evolving, so I guess we're always like a work in progress, even with strengths and comfort zones.
Barry Westling
